According to Brown, Elijah asked out of the blue,"When's that trade deadline going to pass?"

It's a question Brown, Lakers forward Pau Gasol and Lakers fans are asking as well. The deadline for teams to complete trades is Thursday, at which time Gasol will know whether he still will be wearing a Lakers uniform.

Gasol has been the subject of numerous trade scenarios and he has grown weary of seeing his name in rumored trades on Twitter. But he is not the only name that has popped up on social media networks. Brown said he received a text from a friend saying he heard that the Lakers had signed a guard that has not been in the league for two seasons.